Electrocardiographic changes by accidental hypothermia in an urban and a tropical region

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-52

  de Souza, Dilma ^a   Riera, Andrés Ricardo Pérez ^b   Bombig, Maria Teresa ^a   Francisco, Yoná Afonso ^a   Brollo, Luigi ^a   Filho, Bráulio Luna ^a   Dubner, Sergio ^c   Schapachnik, Edgardo ^d   Povoa, Rui ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Service   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Accidental hypothermia; Electrocardiogram; J waves

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; ADULT; AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; COLD CLIMATE; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; J WAVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; P WAVE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; T WAVE; TROPICS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CITIES; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 33845806364     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.08.094     Document Type: Review

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